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Highlights from Regional Conferences

How to Interconnect Universities with Nonprofit Organizations for Service-Learning: A German Approach
December 30, 2016 CDT
How to Interconnect Universities with Nonprofit Organizations for Service-Learning: A German Approach
Christiane RothBettina Hohn

This article aims to foster faculty understanding of civil society and nonprofit organizations (NPOs) as potential service-learning partners for universities.

The Impact of Service-Learning on Students’ Key Competences
December 30, 2016 CDT
The Impact of Service-Learning on Students’ Key Competences
Alžbeta Brozmanová GregorováZuzana HeinzováKatarína Chovancová

In 2005, Matej Bel University, located in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, developed a service-learning strategy, and by 2013 its usage had become widespread.

The Role of the School Counselor in Service-Learning
December 30, 2016 CDT
The Role of the School Counselor in Service-Learning
María Lourdes García LópezPilar Aramburuzabala HigueraRosario Cerrillo Martin

Results of the study show the pedagogical leadership of school counselor professionals, who can act as promoters, coordinators, consultants, developers, and ambassadors of S-L in their schools.

The Institutionalization of Service- Learning Projects in Argentine Schools
December 30, 2016 CDT
The Institutionalization of Service- Learning Projects in Argentine Schools
Martin Ierullo

This article discusses the theoretical and methodological standards used to evaluate the processes of institutionalizing service-learning experiences in Argentine schools.